The Tour Of France 2021
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1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
I don’t care as long as Cav gets to 35! Like settling for a last minute goal in a boring play off final!
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Sprinting isn’t quite as defined by the numbers as climbing is. Of course peak power and how long you can sustain it for is important, but winning a sprint is as much about bravery, instinct, and tactical knowledge as anything else, at which he seems as good as ever.
David Clapson
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No longer boring! Lots going on.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
That was very interesting for a while. Now back to boring.
David Clapson
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Strange that DQT isn't chasing. They must be knackered.
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
Going to make Sunday even better .
David Clapson
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This is exhausting to watch. I need a nap.
David Clapson
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Proper chain gang, good to see.
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
Bleeding Slovenia, do they have to win everything now ? 
David Clapson
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A suspicious win...the sock length looked dubious to me.
sleaterkinney
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Good to see Merckx there, at start and finish congratulating Cavendish. I'd read somewhere that he'd scoffed at them being compared, but maybe he was just scorning those comparing their overall achievements.
Two days running I've heard Garry Richardson on R4 really struggle to pronounce Pogačar's name. He says it in three very slow, isolated syllables.
Two days running I've heard Garry Richardson on R4 really struggle to pronounce Pogačar's name. He says it in three very slow, isolated syllables.
David Clapson
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I'd love to know exactly what was wrong with the bike: Cavendish addresses confrontation with mechanic on Tour stage 19 - CyclingTips
Cid
Proper break this time
Maybe he was unhappy with the wheels...
David Clapson
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Shots fired
Cid
Proper break this time
And yeah, this was weird too - given that doping has been described as a kind of omerta, it seemed pretty stupid.
David Clapson
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He's young. Got a lot to learn. 4 years old when Festina were busted.
Cid
Proper break this time
I mean that at least is hardly surprising. I look fucked up after 2 hours of riding.
Cid
Proper break this time
Yeah, he is, but his management could have a quiet word (iirc he did it on the previous stage win). I suppose if you actually pay attention to cycling press etc, you at least get the full explanation. But the tour has a much wider audience.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Or time to get more Twitter followers.
Funny how there are more shots fired - at Pog, Cav and TBV - in a year when the beloved darlings of marginal gains are doing shit.
David Clapson
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But the Slovenian thing is very suspicious, don't you think? The huge margins from a small group with an iffy history More damaging questions as links uncovered between Erzen and Aderlass doping doctor | Cyclingnews.com and the coach saying the other day that Pog was making normal watts, whereas his competitors' numbers were all really low because they'd screwed up their preparation, and that this Tour was actually very slow....I mean, really. If that's the best explanation a coach can come up with, it's just a matter of time before the samples are thawed out, new tests done and....the palmares are rewritten, again. Maybe they've studied Armstrong's fate and banked the prize money and salaries where the courts can't get it.
Cid
Proper break this time
I'd actually totally forgotten that Lance Armstrong did the omerta zipped lip thing back in the day. Or I suppose subconsciously remembered, since I think it's probably in some of the more recent docus.
Have started watching Chris Horner too twistedAM , good stuff. I want more of his stories - his recounting of stage 17 in 2006 is great.
Have started watching Chris Horner too twistedAM , good stuff. I want more of his stories - his recounting of stage 17 in 2006 is great.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Yes the last stage it almost always ends in a sprint. Last time someone managed to hold a narrow break was 2005.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
It would take a colossal miscalculation by the sprinters teams for it not to nowadays. They'll do the drinking-champagne-whilst-riding thing for the procession to Paris, then when they hit the circuit start racing, A small break might be allowed a lap or two but they'll be brought back.
One thing I have read is that the finish line has been moved this year - it's a lot further up than in previous years, so the drag uphill from the final right hander might catch out anyone going early.
